Health Care and Health Equity

Health care should be available to every North Carolinian. However, it needs to be accessible, affordable, and good quality care. Currently, there are over 600,000 people in North Carolina that lack healthcare coverage due to the non-expansion of Medicaid. An unhealthy population in North Carolina is not economically sustainable. We must work together to create policies that include putting resources …

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Education and Success

Every citizen in North Carolina deserves the opportunity to have a quality and affordable education. Our commitment to education must begin at birth and continue throughout life with access to higher education and job re-training. In North Carolina, we have limited our investment in education. We must make a real commitment to education. Early childhood education and positive life experiences …

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Economy and Workforce

It is vital for North Carolina to work closely with both business and labor to develop comprehensive polices to move our state forward and grow our economy.  Working with small businesses, and our major industries such as Aerospace, Aviation, Automotive, Truck and Heavy equipment, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Life Science, Energy, Information and Communications Technology, and our workers, we must remain focused …

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Women Issues and Choice

In 2016, women in North Carolina continue to receive unequal pay for the same classification of work that their counterparts receive. Women contribute to our state and country; we are your mothers, daughters, sisters, and family members that lead in our homes, corporations, small businesses, and in government all across the world. We are in the 21st century, yet women …

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Racism and Bias

Change is difficult and not welcome when the task seems so difficult. However, we must seek to change a partial Criminal Justice system. We must begin to dialog in our communities on the issue of Racism. Until we embrace our differences and learn from past mistakes, we will continue to see injustices and violence occur in our communities. This is …

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Veterans and First Responders

Veterans and First responders should receive the support they have earned by protecting our nation and communities. They have made the ultimate sacrifice. They continue to do so every day in our communities. We must never forget they struggle too!

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